Release notes

These are the release notes for Pro API:

2024

v8.8 is a global release on all supported Windows and UNIX platforms. The release contains improvements, new features and new user journeys relating to:

  • New user journey called CASS for the United States market. CASS is a user journey certified by United States Postal Service® in accordance with CASS Cycle O standards. The search type is meant to be used for address correction, address verification and standardization. It enables users to cleanse, verify, and standardize their addresses, both in real-time and batch mode. CASS user journey is designed to overcome a significant degree of variation, fix misspellings and erroneous information, fill in omitted components and normalize incorrect formatting. For referrence how to use this new functionality, please refer to the CASS page.
  • New feature to produce PS3553 form. This form may be generated as the output of bulk address match processing using CASS Certified™ user journey in conjunction with latest USPS® address data files. The form is meant for end users (mailers) who can send the PS3553 form to USPS along with the mailing list to receive a discount.
  • New capability to provide detailed explanation of the address matching changes done during the address matching process. As part of the response, the product now can returns address match code. Address match details are available only within the Verification user journey. The functionality covers the following datasets: APR, AUS, AUG, FRA, DEU, GBR, NLD, NZL, SGF, IRL. For more details, please refer to the verification type match page.
  • Maintenance fixed in Pro Verification for the USA dataset to ensure that the correct ZIP+4 code (either for the street address or the firm name) is returned depending on whether the firm name is supplied in the search input or not..

2023

v8.5 is a global release on all supported Windows and UNIX platforms. The release contains maintenance improvements relating to:

  • Implements a resilience enhancement to improve product stability under high load.

2023

v8.4 is a global release on all supported Windows and Linux platforms. The release contains maintenance improvements relating to:

  • Includes a fix to increase the product stability and mitigate crashes in stressful situation.

2023

v8.3 is a global release on all supported Windows and Linux platforms. The release contains maintenance improvements relating to:

  • Improved input classification to prevent Intuitive engine crashes with ambigious inputs.

2023

v8.2 is a global release on all supported Windows and Linux platforms. The release contains maintenance improvements relating to:

  • Introduced improvements to support Phantom Route Matching R777/R779 - R777/R779 Phantom routes are treated as prescribed by USPS. USADPV loads USACRT as dependent DataPlus and retrieves the Carrier Route.
  • Support for Cycle O Trailing Alpha DPV verification - When an address with trailing alpha is DPV verified, the proper confirmation indicator (S) and footnotes (TA) are set within the DPV Footnotes.
  • Enhanced support for PO box Only Delivery Zones - Added PoB Only Zone data plus flag.

2023

v8.1 is a global release on all supported Windows and Linux platforms. The release contains maintenance improvements relating to:

  • Matching logic improvements in GBR dataset when sub-building numbers contain delimiters, like Scottish tenement addresses (i.e. Flat 2/2, 267 Crow Road, Glasgow).

2022

v8.0 is a major release for Pro API that supports all operating systems under Experian Platform Compatibility Guidance.

  • Introduces Lookup functionality that enables searching for locality information based on postal code input for AUS and USA datasets.
  • Irish data improvements to include Irish postal codes, known as Eircodes, as address elements within the IRE dataset.
  • Performance and throughput improvements.
  • Maintenance and quality of life improvements.
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